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Sunday, February 05, 2017

The Trump administration moved Tuesday to distance itself from a leading climate change doubter who was part of the team leading the transition for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration an appointment that had alarmed NOAA employees.An official with the Department of Commerce, the agency overseeing NOAA, said Kenneth Haapala no longer had a role in the transition and did not take part in meetings about potential appointments. The official, who contacted McClatchy but spoke only on the condition of anonymity, citing departmental policy, was unable to say when Haapala had stopped serving on the transition team.Read more at Trump Official: Climate Change Doubter No Longer Part of NOAA Transition